Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: Diving into Amazon EC2 Fundamentals
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Introduction to Amazon EC2 and Its Benefits
Unveiling Amazon Web Services and EC2
Benefits of EC2
Amazon EC2 versus traditional hosting
EC2 use cases
Web application hosting
Big data processing and analytics
A multitude of other use cases
Amazon EC2’s standout features compared to other cloud platforms
Summary
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Understanding Core Components of Amazon EC2
Introduction to core components
Amazon EC2 instances
Definition and types of instances
Instance lifecycle and instance states
Instance state and instance lifecycle use cases for instance management
Instance metadata and user data
What is instance metadata and user data?
How to avoid instance impersonation attacks with instance ...
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